The Western Australian government's decision to green-light fracking in selected areas aims to walk a line between industry interests and community opposition. But across Australia the picture varies widely.

The Cuadrilla fracking site in Preston New Road, Lancashire.
Danny Lawson/PA
November 9, 2018

This new and more accurate estimate means that replacing coal with natural gas doesn't do as much to reduce climate change as it should.

Gas prices usually rise heading into long weekends. The reasons behind wild oil price fluctuations, reflected at the pumps, is about a lot more than economics.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
July 20, 2018